VOLVO V50 · 1.6D DRIVe R-Design · Wagon · 2009 ‐ 2010

Volvo started manufacture in 2009 of automobiles model V50, modification 1.6D DRIVe R-Design and closed it in 2010. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to sit 5 person including the driver.

«V50 1.6D DRIVe R-Design» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can speed up for 11.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a max power of 109 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 5.7 l in the city driving mode, on the track 3.8 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 4.5 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 52 l of diesel, what provides to go approximately 1156 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/50R17.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 gained the maximal number of stars - 5, indicating that it is a perfect safe automobile. Furthermore to active systems of safety (Brake assistant, EBD, Traction control, ESP, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags).